Hubungan Perilaku Hygiene dengan Kejadian Diare pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Puuwatu Tahun 2025: Berdasarkan Parameter Studi EHRA

Abstrak

Puuwatu Community Health Center ranks 1st as the community health center with the most cases of diarrhea in toddlers in Kendari City. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between hygiene behavior and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers in the Puuwatu Health Center work area in 2025 based on the EHRA study parameters. The type of research used was quantitative analytical observational with a Cross Sectional Study design. The population in this study were toddlers in the Puuwatu Health Center work area of ​​Kendari City in 2024 totaling 3,982 toddlers and a sample of 134 respondents using proportional random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out by observation and interviews using questionnaires and then univariate and bivariate analysis were carried out. The results showed that there was a relationship between handwashing with soap (ρ = 0.030), toilets free from cockroaches or flies (ρ = 0.017) and open defecation behavior with the incidence of diarrhea (ρ = 0.031). However, there was no correlation between feces-free toilet floors and walls (ρ=0.319) and the presence of soap in the toilet (ρ=0.441). The study concluded that handwashing with soap, a toilet free of cockroaches or flies, and open defecation behavior were associated with diarrhea in toddlers, but there was no correlation between feces-free toilet floors and walls and the presence of soap in the toilet.

Kata kunci

• Diarrhea
• Hygiene Behavior
• toddlers